Skilled Trades
Biofuels Processing Technicians
Calculate, measure, load, mix, and process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels and monitor production process. Perform, and keep records of, plant maintenance, repairs, and safety inspections.
Median salary
$61,710
Typical range
$40k – $93k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Biofuels Processing Technicians
Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Biofuels Processing Technicians
Entry / Junior
$40,250
~2 yrs to advance
Biofuels Processing Technicians
Established
$61,710
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Biofuels Processing Technicians
Senior
$77,230
Key skills
A typical day
- •Monitor batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes.
- •Operate valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control and adjust biofuels production.
- •Monitor and record biofuels processing data.
- •Collect biofuels samples and perform routine laboratory tests or analyses to assess biofuels quality.
- •Operate equipment, such as a centrifuge, to extract biofuels products and secondary by-products or reusable fractions.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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